Valve for explosive-engines.



A. J. RAY. VALVE PoR BXPLOSIVB ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 20, 1910.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

' To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

ALBERT J'. RAY, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO A. J. BENEKE AND ONE-Tm T0 D. WELLS, 30TH 0F FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

VALVE SFOR' EXPLOSIVE-ENGIN ES.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Application filed December 20, 1910. Serial No. 598,463.

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. RAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at .Fort lVorth, in the county of Tarrantand State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves for 'glxplosive- Engines, of which the following a specitication.

My invention relates to valves for explosive engines and particularly to valves of the rotary vjtyp'e, and the object is to produce noiseless valves which are in communication with the engine cylinders, which have conical'or tapering surfaces so that the valves willbe self-grinding and self-adjusting, and which Will cover and uncover the sparking plug in such manner as to prevent the fouling of the sparking plug.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referencefis had to the "accompanying drawings which form a part` of this application.

Figure 1 is a plan view of four engine cylinders with the improved valves connected thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionof an engi'ne cylinder and a connected valve. Fig.

4 is an enlarged horizontal section, taken on Similar characters of reference are used lto indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The drawings show a plurality of engine cylinders 1 and a plurality of valves 2, the casings 3 of which are connected or attached to the cylinders l by bolts 4. Each cylinder has a lateral extension 5 and each valve casing has a lateral extension G. The extensions 5 and 6 have ground faces and oommunication is made from valve to cylinder through perforations 7 in these extensions which register with each other and are held in position by the bolts 4. The cylinders 1 are provided with piston rods 8 and piston heads 9. The piston rods 8 are o eratively connected to a crank shaft 10. T e casings B are closed by plugs 11. Each as ing 3 has an intake 12 and exhaust 413. Ighe casing 3 carries a sparking plug 15. The valve 2 constitutes in part the combustion chamber and the valve is tapered so that it will be self adjusting in the casing 3. The valve 2 has a port 14 intermediatet-he ends thereof and is open at both ends, thus forming a balanced valve. T he valve 2 is driven by gearing. The valve is connected Ato the gearing by a stem 16 which has a T-head 17 and a conical seating portion .18. The T-head 17 is y caught in slots 19 in the lower end of the valve 2. The valve 2 rests by gravity on the T-head and will remain in ngagement with the T-head 17.v A funnel s apedseat 2O is formed in the bottom oi' the casing 'for the seating portion 18. The valve 2 is thus seated in the bottom of the easing 3 and will adjust itself continually by the gradual wear of the conical seating portion 18 on the seat;

The. T-head will 'beheld above the bottom of the casing 3, as shown in Fig. 3 sotha-t the explosivemixture will. descend 'lower' sprocket chain 30. The intake 12 may be` supplied through pipe 31 and the exhaust may be discharged through a pipe 32.

It will be seen that in operation the sparking plug 15 willbe covered except during ignition and there will be no danger of foullng the sparking plug by shortclrcuiting.

.Having fully described my invention,

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what I claim as new and desire to secure. by fl'.

Letters Patent, is,-

1. A4 valve forexplosive engines comprising a casing-in-communication with the erigine cylinder and having intake and exhaust ports, a chambered conical valve rotating iu said casing and provided, with a port intermediate the ends' thereof passing said intake and exhaust ports, said valve being spaced from the upper end of'said casing, a stemf -l engaging said valve and spacing the sameA above the lov'verlend of said casing and hav-l ing a'conical seating portion, and a seat formed in said casing vconforming to the contour of the seating portion of said stem,

the spaces above and below said valve constituting in part the combustion chamber whereby explosive force is exerted .0n the ends of said valve to prevent end thrusts' of said valve. l A

Y 2. A valve for explosive engines comprising al casing in Communication with the engine cylinder and having intake and exhaust ports, a valve stem hung in the lower end of said casing and having a T-head and a conical seating portion, a seat in the lower end of'said casing conforming to the contourtof said seating portion, and a chambered conical valve rotating in said casing and provided` with a port passing said intake and exhaust ports and resting by grav'- ity on said T-head, the lower edge of said valve having recesses therein to receive said T-head, whereby said valve is s aced from the lower end of saidcasing, an means for I sparking sai-d valve.

" 'l fopies of 'this patent :nay be obtained for 'vecentseaeli, by addressing the 3. In a valve for explosive engines, a casmg 1n communication with. the engine cylindex' and having intake and exhaust ports,

a chambered valve openl at both ends and suspending and rotating the valve interme,

diate the ends of the casing andffor holding the valve away fromthe ends of the casing whereby explosive force is exerted between the ends of the casingand the ends the valve and for of the valve for balancing 1 the va ve against preventing end thrust o the casing.

In testimony whereof, -I set my hand-in l the presence of two witnesses, this'30th day of November. 1910. A

ALBERT J. RAY:i

Witnesses:

A.v L. JACKSON, L. T. KNIGHT.

Commissioner 0f Patents,

Washlpgton, D. C. 

